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That's rude. I see no such "dog whistle" in his post and he makes a rather reasonable argument.
It's the left hand part
Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues
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#52Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s not unique to Paris. It is a scourge in the UK as well, and an American friend told me that it was a problem in New York as well (I know, not a great source… I read NYT articles about that but they don’t immediately show up in my history).
We had an in home care nurse who watched our disable infant daughter go on a trip to Abu Dhabi trip, and brought back bed bugs. The nursing company tried to act like this was our responsibility, and tried to act like it was our fault, as if we’d made bedbugs appear ex nihilo. Luckily a lifetime ago I was a licensed exterminator and got it sorted. Treating for bed bugs is not fun, though, and part of the reason I got…
> Luckily a lifetime ago I was a licensed exterminator and got it sorted.
I have a hunch this might be a very useful and marketable skill in the near future…
Seriously, well done because as you say getting rid of them is no fun.
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hint: the phrase "you people" can be interpreted as hostile/divisive. In case English is not your first language...
Hint: your comment can be interpreted as hostile/divisive.
Maybe if you tried hard enough, but a plain reading of his comment would judge it helpful and accurate.
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#54Isn't this a sanitary/personal hygiene issue?
No, it is not. They eat you, not your waste or byproducts. It is a human problem. Or do you think also for example that mosquitoes are a personal hygiene problem?
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#55So true. I am very very often on France and had to throw away my bed and couch in France and Germany because of those shitbugs. We tried products and professional help but they came back or where still there. Since we changed interior and take precautions when we travel they are gone. But it’s hell. Because I also rent apartments for holiday, that I own, and there I change the mattress regularly and everything else i…
Well I lived in Paris for three years, sat on countless metro/train seats, hotels, shared appartments, hostels, and I have never had an issue with bed bugs.
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#58Quite interesting video from Mark Rober about bedbugs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAOTJxYqh8
Great video! Thanks for the recommendation.
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#59My grandmother dealt with bedbugs in 1950s Paris. I always thought of them as a thing of the past that couldn't possibly resurface in the present day. Clearly, I was wrong. Given that this is France, the likely solution is to commission a task force to spend five years working on a white paper that ultimately concludes more taxes are needed.
> a thing of the past that couldn't possibly resurface in the present day What would be stopping them?
I assumed it was cancer causing insecticides like DDT or something.
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#60Isn't this a sanitary/personal hygiene issue?
In what sense? Bed bugs don't care whether you're tidy or not, they drink your blood and hide during the day. You can have an absolutely spotless home and flawless personal hygiene and still have bedbugs living in your floorboards.